50 Shades of Birthday Party!

...no, its not me that's 50, its my mum. Last Saturday she reached the landmark of half a century young, and my family and me threw her a party to celebrate in style!

Of course, there was no way I was celebrating without my nails painted! However, just lately my nails have been in absolutely shocking condition, so I decided that for this special occasion, I would apply some stick-on nails (which normally I try to steer clear of), and paint them in something sparkly!

No 7 Stay Perfect Glitter Top Coat in Gold

layered over Barry M Special Effects in Gold Foil.

 



 

So what do you guys think? Personally I was really impressed with the stick on nails. I used Broadway Real Life Nails in the Short length, and with the exception of the nail on my middle finger which looks kinda bulky, all the other nails look rather natural! Impressed. The nails were also really easy to apply, as they had numbered tabs which could then be snapped off once the false nail had dried to you nail. Simple, and less mess. Thumbs up from me!

 

I absolutely adored the polish combo. Gold foil effect and glitter? Yes and yes. 'Nuff said.

 

I also decided to make a cake for my mum. Although I'm not so confident in my cake making skills that I wanted this to be her main birthday cake, I certainly wanted to create something extra special.

 

My mum's birthday cake!



By the way, the cake was delicious! Sponge with buttercream and raspberry jam. It was awesome with a cuppa!

And, here's some snaps of me and the Birthday Girl herself. Don't you think we look alike?

Me and Mum are rocking dresses from Dorothy Perkins.

Chloe's dress is from Primark.

 



 

Just thought I'd show off a cute pic of my daughter!

 

So, how have you guys been? x

Jubilation Celebrations

Hey everyone!

Well, unless you were living under a rock, you will know that it was the Queen's Diamond jubilee last week. The UK was awash with jubilee limited editions of virtually everything. Vaseline lip therapy, M&Ms, Clarins Hand Lotion.... the list goes on (and on.)

Anyways, the one limited edition product that struck my eye was the gorgeous, glittering Nails Inc Jubilee top coat. Observe:-

I took pics of Jubilee in various different lights so you guys can see just how beautiful it is! Jubilee is a red, blue and silver glitter in a clear varnish. I layered it over some blue, red and white nail paints to achieve a full on, patriotic look! These varnishes are: Rimmel I <3 Lasting Finish in Azure (blue), Nails Inc Milan (red) and Barry M Nail Paint in Matt White. I particularly love how Jubilee looks layered on top of the Matt White, as it really makes the colours of the glitter 'pop'.

And of course, the jubilee celebrations wouldn't have been complete without cake! I recently received a Jubilee special edition of Cake Decorating magazine, which had these beautiful cupcake wrappers and flags, and Sainsburys had the blue, red and white non-pareils on special offer! Here are my home made Jubilee cupcakes:-

So I'd like to know, how did you celebrate her Maj's jubilee?